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I read this Stephen King novel back in the 90s. I see the movie is streaming on Netflix.
"Gerald (Bruce Greenwood) and Jessie Burlingame (Carla Gugino) arrive at an isolated lake house in Fairhope, Alabama for a romantic weekend away, in an attempt to save their strained marriage and rekindle their sex life. Gerald suggests that he handcuff Jessie and she agrees. While he takes a ****** tablet, Jessie calls out to a stray dog with some steak and, when re-entering the house, leaves the front door ajar.
Jessie changes into a new night dress, removes the tag, and places it on a shelf above the bed. Gerald takes a second ****** and leaves his glass of water on the same shelf. He restrains Jessie with one handcuff on each wrist locked to the bedposts and begins to get rough with her, telling her to scream for help. She plays along at first but soon becomes uncomfortable with his violent fantasy, so she tells him to stop and uncuff her, to which he replies, "What if I won't?"
Moments later after a heated argument, Gerald suffers a heart attack and dies. His body falls off the bed, leaving Jessie locked in the handcuffs. Panicked, she begins to call for help but knows nobody will hear her."
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"Gerald (Bruce Greenwood) and Jessie Burlingame (Carla Gugino) arrive at an isolated lake house in Fairhope, Alabama for a romantic weekend away, in an attempt to save their strained marriage and rekindle their sex life. Gerald suggests that he handcuff Jessie and she agrees. While he takes a ****** tablet, Jessie calls out to a stray dog with some steak and, when re-entering the house, leaves the front door ajar.
Jessie changes into a new night dress, removes the tag, and places it on a shelf above the bed. Gerald takes a second ****** and leaves his glass of water on the same shelf. He restrains Jessie with one handcuff on each wrist locked to the bedposts and begins to get rough with her, telling her to scream for help. She plays along at first but soon becomes uncomfortable with his violent fantasy, so she tells him to stop and uncuff her, to which he replies, "What if I won't?"
Moments later after a heated argument, Gerald suffers a heart attack and dies. His body falls off the bed, leaving Jessie locked in the handcuffs. Panicked, she begins to call for help but knows nobody will hear her."
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I don't think I could watch a movie version. The story is pretty disturbing. I don't think I want to see that.
